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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
SANDEEP JAIN
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Shabbir Ahmed – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANDEEP JAIN, J.
1. The instant appeal under Section 30 of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 has been preferred by the insurer of the Vehicle No.UP-14-U- 9433 against the impugned judgment and award dated 23.03.2012 passed by the Employee’s Compensation Commissioner, Moradabad in W.C. Case No. 83 of 2010 (Shabbir Ahmed & another vs. Shehnawaz and others), whereby for the untimely death of Jaane Alam in a road accident that occurred on 16.05.2010, a compensation of Rs.4,25,084/- along with default interest @ 12% per annum from the date of order has been awarded to the claimants (father and mother), which has been ordered to be indemnified by the insurer of Vehicle No.UP-14-U-9433.
2. Learned counsel for the appellant insurance company submitted that the deceased Jaane Alam was allegedly employed as conductor on Vehicle No.UP-14-U-9433 by his elder brother Shehnawaz which was improbable because no documentary proof of such employment was produced before the tribunal. It was further submitted that the owner Shehnawaz of the above Vehicle No.UP-14-U-9433 did not appear in the witness box to face cross examination by the insurance company, as such, merely on the basis of his
Employer-employee relationships can be valid even among relatives; compensation interest must start from the accident date, not the award date.
Claims for compensation under the Employees' Compensation Act require credible evidence supporting the employer-employee relationship, with familial ties alone deemed insufficient.
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